"Land here, Starlight!" Cliffjumper said, "I can catch up with him down here."

"No problem, Cliffjumper," Starlight replied, "Searchscope, go with him, I'll go report back to Nightwatch. When you find Jazz, bring him back to the medical center."

"Sure." Cliffjumper replied, transforming into car mode, "Let's get going, Searchscope."

"Don't rush me." Searchscope said, transforming into his telescope mode and entering Cliffjumper.

"Good luck, guys." Starlight said, taking off.

"Let's roll!" Cliffjumper shouted, speeding off. "How soon till we catch up with him, 'Scope?"

"The name is Searchscope," Searchscope angrily replied, "And given our current speed, It shouldn't be that long, maybe a few minutes"

"That's not good enough," Cliffjumper replied, accelerating "We can do MUCH better!"

TIME: A few moments earlier. PLACE: Xiatron. The recently rebuilt and newly appointed Xiatronian ruler Gravimus prepares a shuttle to travel to Demicron and have his revenge on the robot who had earlier killed him… Jazz!

"Black Out!" Gravimus shouted, "Transform and see what's going on over there!"

"With pleasure, Lord Gravimus!" Black Out replied, transforming into an observation satellite "What do you want me to look for up there?"

"I want Jazz's coordinates," Gravimus answered, "Where he is at so I can have my revenge!"

"I'll give it a look." Black Out said, taking off.

A few moments pass, and Black out returns.

"I've located him, Lord Gravimus." Black Out said, "I'll input the coordinates into the shuttles navigation system."

"Get it done." Gravimus replied, "Gravicons! We're pulling out! Are you ready?"

"Ready and willing, Lord Gravimus," Zero-G answered, "Whenever you're ready."

"Then get aboard!" Gravimus yelled. "I don't want to put this off any longer… Vengeance is mine!"

Gravimus and the Gravicons boarded the shuttle and took off for Demicron.

TIME: That very moment. PLACE: Demicron. Jazz has noticed Cliffjumper and Searchscope behind him. He decides to slow down and allow them to catch up.

"I figured it was only a matter of time before you took action, Cliffjumper." Jazz said, transforming, "Hey, who's your little buddy in there."

"That's Searchscope," Cliffjumper answered, "And he's not my buddy."

"I feel the same way about you, bub." Searchscope shot back, transforming.

"Really?" Cliffjumper asked, transforming, "You want to make something of it?"

For a second, it looks like Cliffjumper and Searchscope are going to go at it, but Jazz steps in between them.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, people!" he says, "We can't have two of the good guys go at it."

"I guess not," Cliffjumper replied, "But what about you, Jazz? Why'd you take off all of a sudden?"

"It's complicated, man," Jazz said, "After we defeated Zainex, I felt great, but then I heard his voice, on last time. It said that others will come, and that that was only the beginning. Yeah, everyone was happy, and rightfully so, but me, I'll give my left optic to be able to return to Cybertron…"

"I understand, Jazz," Cliffjumper replied, "I fell the same way…"

"I wasn't finished yet, Cliffjumper," Jazz said, "Yeah, I'd love to see the rest of the guys on Cybertron, but I've just got this feeling that my work HERE isn't done yet. The others Zainex said would come must be dealt with, and I can't leave until I feel my work here is done, but my homesickness and my sense of duty have been clashing in my head, and I just needed to get away for a while. I wasn't going to abandon you guys or anything."

" I know, Jazz." Cliffjumper replied, "The same things happening with me."

"Well, we've found Jazz," Searchscope said, "So lets get back, we can talk more there."

"I'm afraid I can't allow you to do that!" a voice from behind said. Jazz turned around and was horrified to see Gravimus.

"GRAVIMUS!?!" Jazz exclaimed, "But you're dead!"

"I WAS dead, thanks to you," Gravimus replied, "But now I'm back, and there's NOTHING you can do about it!"

"I'll be damned if I can't!" Jazz shouted.

"I'll help!" Cliffjumper said.

No, Cliffjumper," Jazz said, "This is MY fight! You and Searchscope head back to the medical center, I'll be there after I dispose of him!"

"But…" Cliffjumper began.

"GO!" Jazz exclaimed.

"He'll be fine," Searchscope said, "Let's get out of here!"

"As much as I hate running from a fight," Cliffjumper said, "I'll leave." He the transformed. Searchscope also transformed and got into Cliffjumper as he was speeding off.

"Alright, Gravimus," Jazz said, "Let's go."

"Yes, lets." Gravimus replied, "GRAVICONS, ATTACK!"

Out of nowhere, the Gravicons come out, firing their weapons. Jazz tried his best to stay on his feet, but soon collapsed under the barrage of fire. He was alive, barely.

"That's enough, Gravicons," Gravimus said, "Load him into the shuttle."

"I don't get it, Lord Gravimus," Zero-G began, "Why not just kill him and have your revenge?"

"Silence, fool!" Gravimus exclaimed, " If I kill him, he can't suffer. I want him to scream in pain! I want him to writhe in agony! Then, and only then, will he die by my hand! Now, load him into the shuttle and let us begone before those fools send reinforcements!"

The Gravicons loaded Jazz into the shuttle, Gravimus just stood there for a moment. Cracking an evil smile, he enters the shuttle, which promptly takes off.